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状: status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance | JLPT N3 Kanji | JLPTMatome

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状

状

status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance

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Readings

On readings: ジョウ
Kun readings

7 strokesJōyō kanjiVery frequentRank 298 / 2,500

Stroke order

7 strokesReplay to see the stroke order

状: strokes animate in writing order.

Words with 状

FuriganaEnglish

状態(じょうたい)
state; condition
状況(じょうきょう)
situation; circumstances
現状(げんじょう)
current situation; status quo
症状(しょうじょう)
symptom
年賀状(ねんがじょう)
New Year's card
招待状(しょうたいじょう)
invitation
案内状(あんないじょう)
안내 notice; invitation
礼状(れいじょう)
thank-you letter
白状(はくじょう

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

状況(じょうきょう)を説明(せつめい)してください。
Please explain the situation.
機械(きかい)の状態(じょうたい)を確認(かくにん)しました。
I checked the condition of the machine.

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confession

形状(けいじょう)

shape; form